Efforts to Improve Literacy Competency in Phase D Students by Implementing the Think Pair Share (TPS) Strategy

Abstract

The Ministry of Education and Culture wants to emphasize that schools have the authority and responsibility to develop a curriculum that suits the needs and context of each school. Second, by making this curriculum option policy, it is hoped that the process of changing the national curriculum can occur smoothly and gradually. The first goal of the independent curriculum is to create a fun education for students and teachers. This independent curriculum strongly emphasizes Indonesian education on the development of skills and character aspects in accordance with the values of the Indonesian nation. The rapid advancement of technology and information demands increased competence in various fields. Improving literacy competence is one of the important things to be improved in dealing with technological and information developments. In addition, the emergence of the challenge of the industrial revolution 4.0 where all fields have utilized telecommunications in the network, increasing literacy competence is a vital role to continue to be able to meet existing demands. Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture Number 23 of 2015 concerning the School Literacy Movement (GLS), which is in the form of a 15-minute activity of reading non-lesson books. The activity was carried out before the learning activities started. One of the cooperative learning models that can be developed in the learning process is the Think Pair Share (TPS) type cooperative learning model. This TPS learning model is a learning model initiated by Franklin Lyman in 1985, aiming to teach students to be more independent in the learning process and can generate students' confidence, as well as teach students to be able to accept differences of opinion and cooperate with others. Through the TPS learning model, it is hoped that it can make it easier to understand. The subject matter provided can later improve the quality of the learning process which can further improve student learning outcomes. Critical thinking is important to prepare students to face various problems in daily life. Based on this presentation, it can be concluded that this research is intended as an effort to improve literacy competence in Phase D students by applying the Think Pair Share (TPS) strategy, both in Indonesian learning in the classroom, and in the School Literacy Movement (GLS).